COOKIE POLICY
How INNERSTANDIN uses cookies and similar technologies on this website.
What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the site to recognise your device on subsequent visits, remember your preferences, and understand how you use the site. Similar technologies such as local storage and session storage may also be used for certain site features. This policy covers all such technologies collectively.
Strictly Necessary Cookies
Strictly necessary cookies are essential for the website to function. They enable core features such as navigation, security, and session management. These cookies do not require your consent under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) because they are strictly necessary to provide the service you have requested. You cannot opt out of strictly necessary cookies without significantly affecting the functionality of the site. We use these for: maintaining your session while you use the site; remembering your cookie consent preferences; and enabling secure access to site features.
Analytics Cookies
INNERSTANDIN's first-party analytics uses consented SiteVisit and SiteInteraction records to understand aggregate page journeys, such as which public learning routes are visited and whether a session reaches another route. Analytical records are created only after you actively accept non-essential analytics. If you decline, analytical tracking stops and any pending analytics visit data held locally for retry is cleared. This measurement does not add search, form, question, or other free-form visitor content to the records. You can change your preference at any time.
Advertising Cookies
Advertising cookies may be set when you view banner advertisements displayed on this site. These cookies are typically set by third-party advertising networks and may be used to measure advertisement performance and, in some cases, to show you relevant advertisements on other websites. Advertising cookies are non-essential and require your active consent. We do not control the advertising cookies set by third-party networks — please refer to their own privacy and cookie policies for details.
Affiliate Tracking Cookies
When you click an affiliate product link on this site, a cookie may be set by the affiliate partner's website to attribute any resulting purchase to INNERSTANDIN. These cookies are set by the affiliate retailer's own domain — not by INNERSTANDIN directly — and are governed by that retailer's cookie and privacy policy. These cookies are non-essential. If you decline or delete them, it does not affect your ability to make purchases — it simply means INNERSTANDIN may not receive commission attribution for the sale.
Our Consent Mechanism
When you first visit INNERSTANDIN, a consent notice is displayed. It lets you accept or decline non-essential analytics and cookie categories. No first-party analytical SiteVisit or SiteInteraction record is created before acceptance. Declining stops new analytical records and clears pending visit data waiting to retry. Pre-ticked boxes are not used, and declining does not affect access to our educational content. Your choice is stored in the existing local site preference so we can remember it on subsequent visits.
Withdrawing or Changing Your Consent
You can withdraw or change your consent at any time by clearing INNERSTANDIN's stored site data and revisiting the site, which will prompt the consent notice again. You can also manage cookies directly through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to view, block, or delete cookies at any time. For guidance on managing cookies in your browser, visit allaboutcookies.org. To opt out of interest-based advertising, you can visit youronlinechoices.com (UK). Note that opting out of certain cookies may affect some site features.
Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on INNERSTANDIN are set by third-party services including analytics providers, advertising networks, and affiliate platforms. These third parties set and manage their own cookies independently of INNERSTANDIN. We are not responsible for the content of third-party cookie or privacy policies. We recommend reviewing the cookie policies of any third-party services whose cookies may be present on this site.
Cookie Retention Periods
Session cookies expire when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your device for a defined period: your consent preference cookie is retained for 12 months; analytics cookies typically expire within 13–26 months depending on the provider; advertising and affiliate tracking cookies vary by provider but typically expire within 30–90 days. You can delete any cookie from your browser at any time.
Legal Basis and Regulatory Compliance
Our use of cookies is governed by the UK Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR) and UK GDPR. For non-essential cookies, we rely on your consent as our lawful basis. For strictly necessary cookies, no consent is required as they are essential to provide the service. We do not use cookies to collect special category data (such as health data) in identifiable form. This policy will be reviewed and updated when changes to technology, our services, or UK regulatory guidance require it.
Last Updated: April 2026